Locked in Time
Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils
1st Edition
Published on 25. May 2021
296 pages
978-0-231-55208-0 (ISBN)
Description
From dinosaurs fighting to their deaths to elephant-sized burrowing ground sloths, this book takes readers on a global journey deep into the earth's past. Locked in Time showcases fifty of the most astonishing fossils ever found, brought together in five chapters that offer an unprecedented glimpse at the behavior of prehistoric animals.
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Dean R. Lomax is an internationally recognized paleontologist, author, television presenter, and science communicator. He is currently a visiting scientist at the University of Manchester and is a leading authority on ichthyosaurs. His books include Dinosaurs of the British Isles (2014) and Prehistoric Pets (2020).
Bob Nicholls is a world-renowned natural history artist who specializes in the reconstruction of prehistoric animals, plants, and environments. His illustrations and models have been published in more than forty books and exhibited in over forty museums, universities, and visitor attractions around the world.
Bob Nicholls is a world-renowned natural history artist who specializes in the reconstruction of prehistoric animals, plants, and environments. His illustrations and models have been published in more than forty books and exhibited in over forty museums, universities, and visitor attractions around the world.
Content
Introduction: Unlocking the Prehistoric World
1. Sex
2. Parental Care and Communities
3. Moving and Making Homes
4. Fighting, Biting, and Feeding
5. Unusual Happenings
Acknowledgments
Further Reading
Index
1. Sex
2. Parental Care and Communities
3. Moving and Making Homes
4. Fighting, Biting, and Feeding
5. Unusual Happenings
Acknowledgments
Further Reading
Index
